Metallic railroad-tie.



HL J. .FRANGS 3l.' A. MOFFETT. METALLIC RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION umn JULY 25, 1914.

Patented Nov. 3. 1914.

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1MM! J. EnANeIs AND ALLISON MDFFETE, 'QF GALETQN, rnnNsYLvANIA.

METALLIC RAILROAD-aan'. i

States, `residing at-Galeton, i'n the county of Potter, 4State ofPennsylvania, have invented a'new and useful Metallic Railroad-Tie,

of which the following is a specification.

'The device forming the subject matter of this application is a metallicrailroad tief` and -one object of the present invention is te provide atie of this sort in" which there will be no danger of short circuitinthrough contact between the rail and t e tie, or through .contactbetween the rail, the tie, and lthe tie fastening means.

.4 Another object of the invention is 'to provide a device ofthe sortabove mentioned comprising a reversible Yrail clip, the yposition ofwhich may be altered relative to the rail and the tie to permit anelevation of the l rail and a shimming thereof.

Another object of the invention -is to provide novel means whereby, atonce, fthe rail holding wedges and the rail engaging clips will beprevented from moving longitudinally ofthe rail.

It is within the scope oi' the invention to Aimprove ygenerally and toenhance the ntil- AIn the accompanying drawing-Figure 1 shows in topplan, a portion of a railroad tie constructed in accordance with thepresent invention; Fig. 2 is a iragmental longitudinal sectior on theline 9.2 ot' Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-'-3 of Fig.1; 4 is a side elevation in which parts are broken away, the railappearing in section; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. Ll but show-ingthe rail clips reversed to permit anelevation of the rail and a shimmingthereof; Fig. G is aperspective showing one of the wedges. y

In carrying out the present invention there is provided. a metalrailroad tie'of trough shape, the tie being'denoted gen- `Speeletion-otttersatent.

'Application Bled July 26, 1914. SerialNd 858,092.

Patented N ov. 3, 1914.

j erally by `the numeral 1 and comprising-a bottom 2 and side walls 3.Adjacent each end of the tie, duplicate mechanisms are provided, but oneof .which `need abe described in detail.

. rLlhe side wal1s of `.the tie l adjacent the endsof the ltie areprovided with openings 4f, the side walls being provided with fingers 5which overhang the openings.

Seated in the tie 1 and fittin closely between the side walls 3 is arail air', preferably in the for'xn of a block, and fashioned fromsomeinsulating `material such as .wood. The rail 7 .extends through theopenings il and the flan e 8 of the rail rests on `the upper face of t1e chair 6,.. Noting particularly Fig. 4 and observingthe point at whichthe reference character 9 is applied, it willbe seen that the insulatingvchair 6 \upstands above vthe lower edges of the openingsfl.

Consequently, when the rail'7 rests on the chair 6, the rail is spacedapart, vertically, from theside walls 3 of the tie and does not comeinto contact therewith. There is,

therefore, no opportunity for short circuiting between the rails and thetie at the pomts indicated.

insulating 4members '11 which may be sheets of rubber or other materialrest a gainstithe opposite faces of the web 10 of the rail and extendlaterally along the VflangeV 8 l and downwardly along the vertical outeredges of .the flange. Rail clips 12, fashioned from metal, Arest on theinsulating members 1'1. Each clip 12 is equipped along its inner edgewith an upstanding rib. 14 and alon l the outer edge of the clip thereis forme a depending rib 15. `The rib 14 is higher thanthe rib 15, for apurpose which will be -set forth hereinafter.

Securing devices, preferably taking the form ofqvedges 16 are insertedbetween the fingers, nand the rail clips 12. 16 taper horizontally asshown at 17 and taper vertically as indicated at 18. Consequently, whenthe wedges 1G are driven to a .lirln seat, the rail 7 not only will beprevented from moving vertically` but, as well, will be prevented frommoving horizontally. By the action of the wedges 16, the depending ribs15 are crowded down to a firm seat on top of the chair (3. The railclips 12 are of a sullicient 'length to project beyond the side walls 3of the tie 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The smaller ends of the wedges1G also project beyond miesen.

the side Walls 3. Kn the Wedges 16 are formed openings 19 and throughthe openings 19 and through openings 20 formed in the projecting ends ofthe clips 12, keys 21 are inserted, the keys bearing against the sidefaces of the fingers 5 and bearing against the outer faces of the sidewalls 3.

The function of the keys 21 is, at once, to hold the Wedges 16 in placeand to prevent the rail clips 12 from moving, longitudinelly of the rail7. l

1n order to prevent the rail chair 6 from moving transversely of therail 7 and longitudinally of the tie 1, spikes 22 may be driven into thechair, the spikes coacting with the edges of theclips 12, as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

The chair not only serves as a rail insulating element but alsoexercises the ofiice of e cushion.

1n order to prevent Wter from accuniulating Within the tie between theblocks G, any desired number of drein openings can be formed in thebottoni of'the tie at any suitable distance from the blocks. One ofthese openings has been shown at 23 in Fig. 1.

1t is to be noted that the clips 12 are provided upon their inner andouter edges, respectively, Vwith ribs let and 15 of different heights,the clips beingI reversible to permit a vertical interchanging of thepositions of the ribs, thereby to allo for :in elevation and ashiinniing of the rail.

l'rjlaving thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. 1n adevice of the class described, a tie having openings in its side wallsund provided with lingers overhanging the openings; a rail located inthe openings; a g

rail clip cooperating with the rail; a wedge fastening nieans coperatinrwiih the clip end with the lingers; and spaced securing devices engagingvthe fastening ineens, the clip and the tie, to prevent relativenievefingers, the keys passing through the wedges and entering theextended ends of the clips.

3. 1n a device of the class described, e.

tie having openings in its side walls and provided with fingersoverhanging the openings; a rail located in the opening; ruil clipscooperating with the rail and hav-ing their ends extended beyond theside walls of the tie; wedges engaging the fingers and the clips; andkeys engaging the side walls of the tie, the keys passing through theclips and entering the wedges.

Il. ln a device of the class described, a tie having overhangingfingers; a rail located between the fingers; clips cooperating with therail; und securing devices engaging the clips and the fingers; the clipsbeingN provided upon their inner und outer edges with ribs of differentheights. und the clips being reversible to permit u verticalinterchanginp; ot' the positions oi the ribs, thereby to allbw Yfor anelevation and a shininiing o' the rail.

ln testimony that we claim the fori-going as our own, we have hereto'.iiixed ont signatures in the presence oi two witnesses.

MARX J. i`ltriNCltf3. .fili L l SUN M Ol-` FETT.

vWitnesses:

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